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Question about traveling by train in Europe


I've been looking into traveling around Europe by train and according to my research, there's not really any way to conveniently travel spontaneously and everything pretty much has to be planned ahead of time.

According to Eurail, you have to purchase a pass for the countries you plan to visit, but you also have to make reservations for specific trains, and Eurorail recommends you make you make reservations 2-3 months ahead of time and they mail the tickets to you in your home country before you even arrive in Europe.

Is this pretty much correct, or are there any other ways to travel by train and make up your itinerary as you go along, or at least not have your schedule so strictly regimented ahead of time?

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Bus travel is less romantic, but much cheaper. I recently travelled from Hamburg to Copenhagen, €15 both ways, which included the ferry. There are a lot of good bus deals to be gotten on-line, and there's seldom a problem finding a seat, even at the last minute. The busses are clean, usually include free bottled water, have toilets, and have enough stops to make the ride comfortable.

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Any particular bus-line or booking method?

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I don't remember what on-line booking we used, but there's no lack of bus companies, often competing with each other. Just google the route you want, and you'll get options. I really can't help you more than that, just to suggest the idea of busses. By the way, the route we took between Hamburg and Copenhagen actually originated in Paris.

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Good to know, thanks.

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avoid train in germany, go by bus instead. flix or blabla

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